Day 128

It's been an eventful couple of months (well 3) since I last posted, but it's been eventful... So here's a special edition of 3 positive things to celebrate:

1. A New Job... After my previous job moved from Wells to Bath, I moved jobs to Bristol
2. A New Home... My housemate has also got a new job and we're moving to Bristol at the end of April
3. New Years Resolutions which seem to be going well - monthly checks can be found here.

So, I promise more entries here, more regularly, but for the meantime things are definitely on the up!!

Andrew

Day 29

My last day at work this year! Hurrah! The 3 chosen positives for today:

• I got the key items of work done and out of the way
• Had lovely lunch out with colleagues, and we got our Christmas gifts from the boss
• Had an evening of Cranium with friends - very enjoyable!

Andrew

Day 25

I've just realised that I never posted last night! So here goes:

• Had lovely evening in pub with housemate and friend.
• I managed to clear my desk of a few chores - leaving just two must do pieces of work for Monday - my last day before Christmas.
• Housemate returned home from a couple of days away with work with news that he had won a prize of airline flights... so potentially a nice holiday in the works for next year!

Andrew

Day 23

A bit of a non-day at work, and an early start too, so no sunrise to cheer my journey! There were positives, though:

• I've finished Northern Lights by Philip Pullman - now on to the next one.
• I had a nice lunch courtesy of one of the product providers we use.
• Arranged accommodation at one of my bestest friends' for the first night of my Christmas break.

Andrew

Day 22

A frustrating day at work, and a busy evening, at least initially. In amongst it all, some positives:

• I've mentioned this a few times, but it's that time of year - there was a lovely wintery sunrise as I drove to work today.
• I've written and scheduled posts for my main blog for tomorrow and the next day - it's nice to be ahead!
• I had an errand which meant visiting a former colleague - cue a catch up and a bit of a natter - which ate up my lunchtime and held her back from work!

Anyway, all this blogging is holding me back from sleep - early start tomorrow too - joy!

Day the 17th

Today was the last day before another couple of days off - hurrah! As such, I was keen to make sure I got everything I needed to get done today done. Did I manage it, though? Read on...

The positives today, in no particular order:

• I was sent a rather fancy diary from a Discretionary Fund Manager we deal with. Not a biggie in itself, but nice to be recognised - Paraplanners are normally the Cinderellas of the Financial Advice world!
• My post went up this morning with no hitches, and I've managed to schedule tomorrow's post tonight!
• I got all I needed done out the way today - so have left a nice clean desk till Monday!

Andrew

Day 15

Back to work with a bang today... it was one of those days where time seemed to go past far too fast right from the point of getting up! As a result, these are going to be quite lame...

• I was able to have fund at work - there were only three of us in (indeed, only 2 in the morning), so a bit of banter was essential.
• I reached the 33% mark in my current book.
• A relaxing evening was capped by a relatively, and essential, early night... although, I probably should have posted this about half an hour ago and got to sleep!

So, that's it for another day! See you tomorrow!!

Andrew

Day 8

Well it was back to work today, and it turned out to be fair-to-middling. Picking over the entrails of the day, I am going to draw encouragment from the following:

• I finished my book, and am about to start next.
• I got a work colleague, who was suffering from a severe cold, a Starbucks' Gingerbread Latte - I think she was genuinely surprised by the gesture too.
• I kept calm despite the various pressures and got through the key items requried.

So, not a lot to report but a good enough day all round. On reflection there are other things I could have included above, which must be a good thing!

Andrew

Day 5

It's been another lazy day for me, but there have been a number of positives - here are the three that I'm recording for posterity:

• I got a letter from my work confirming the options they're offering me in light of a greater commute due to office relocation.
  
• I got an unexpected gift from Play.com (this) which turned out to be from my sister!
  
• I managed to write a couple of posts in advance - obviously not for this blog - and these are now scheduled for Saturday and Tuesday!
  

Andrew

Day 2...

Well, it's a late post today, but here they are:

• I got through everything I wanted to get through at work
• I had a lovely pint and catch-up with my housemate and one of his friends, followed by a Papa Johns pizza
• I started my break... no work 'til Monday!

Goodnight, all...

Andrew

The Daily Positives

I'm not a fan of the idea of using a blog as a kind of therapy, and I tend to keep my personal life out of my main blog. Recently, however, I heard a programme in which Dr Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania suggested one way to more a more positive outlook on life was to physically record, on a daily basis, 3 things that had gone well that day.

This blog, therefore, is me recording, and sharing, my daily positives.

My first three are:

• I got today's key item of work completed and approved
• I was able to relax a bit and have a bit of banter with my colleagues
• My holiday requests were okayed by my boss

For more on the inspiration for this blog, see here.